Original description:
- Gill, Theodore Nicholas. 1863. "Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America, presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15:162-174 (ffm00290)
Described species included (1):
valid: 1- Mugil proboscideus Günther, 1861 (valid)